Biggest Media and Telco Stories - 2025 Recap

Seven West Media and Southern Cross Media have announced plans to merge into a $415 million content machine.  Optus has been slapped with a $100 million fine for four years of unethical sales conduct  Telstra is planning another mass job cut of over 500 jobs as it pushes to hit its new 2030 strat…

Biggest AI stories - 2025 Recap

Atlassian has announced plans to take on Google and Apple with a near-$1 billion acquisition of an AI-powered browse. Nvidia is investing $5 billion USD into its long-time rival Intel that flips a decades-long rivalry into a collaboration. OpenAI, the owner of ChatGPT wants to buy Google’s Chrome…

Biggest banking & fintech stories - 2025 Recap

ANZ is cutting 4,500 jobs and scaling back consultants in a $560 million restructure under its new CEO. Macquarie has smashed the Big Four banks in July this year, snapping up nearly 40% of all Australian home loans written. Airwallex has pulled off Australia’s second-largest VC raise ever with a…

Biggest streaming stories - 2025 Recap

DAZN, the sports streaming platform and Foxtel’s new owner, has made a $936 million USD loss in 2024. YouTube has smashed viewership records and ad revenue as it competes head on with old-school TV channels.  Paramount has crashed the Hollywood party with a $108 billion USD hostile bid for Warner…

Biggest tech stories - 2025 Recap

Domain, the Aussie real estate site, will be sold to US real estate giant CoStar in a deal worth $2.8 billion deal after Domain’s majority shareholder gave the thumbs up.  Google has announced its largest acquisition in history - acquiring cybersecurity startup Wiz for $32 billion USD. Meta’s sha…

Biggest retail stories - 2025 Recap

Flux fam, we are back with another WTF recap episode! Today, we’re looking at some of the biggest retail stories from 2025. Retail is one of the lifebloods of the Australian economy. It employs millions of Aussies, fills our shopping centres and gives us a real-time read on how confident people a…

Social media ban hits retailers | ASIC fines Grill'd and MJ Bale | 2025's most downloaded app

Australia’s world-first under 16 social media ban has officially kicked in and that means TikTok, Meta and Snap are plotting their next move ASIC is on a fining-spree after hitting companies like Grill’d, Bob Jane and MJ Bale with fines for failing to lodge their financial accounts ChatGPT has of…

RBA big cash rate call | Paramount cuts Netflix's lunch | Airwallex lands massive VC haul

The Reserve Bank of Australia has paused the cash rate at 3.60% in its final meeting of the year…after inflation reared its ugly ugly head once again. Paramount has crashed the Hollywood party with a $108 billion USD hostile bid for Warner Bros Discovery. Airwallex has pulled off Australia’s seco…

Smiggle's slump hits Premier Investments hard | Spotify Wrapped breaks records | Lululemon's founder trolls Lululemon CEO

The company behind Smiggle and Peter Alexander copped a 12% share price drop because school students aren’t digging its colourful stationery anymore. Spotify has just delivered its biggest ever Wrapped launch, with more than 200 million users jumping in within 24 hours. Lululemon’s founder is tro…

H&M Australia's $35 million wage blow-out | Aussie EVs fail testing | Magnum splits from Unilever

H&M Australia is facing a $35 million bill for unpaid wages to Australian staff as it starts to quietly shut down its underperforming stores. Australia’s top electric vehicles have all failed in real-world testing, with some models driving up to 30% less than their advertised battery range. The M…